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Order of Precedence

The following list is an edited, unofficial version but conforms to established, customary rules of precedence.

Federal Government

President of the United States

Vice-president of the United States

Governor (in own state)

Mayor (in own city)

Speaker of the House of Representatives

Chief Justice of the United States

Former Presidents of the United States

American Ambassadors (at Post)

Secretary of State

Secretary General of the United Nations

Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Foreign Powers accredited to the United States (in order of the presentation of their credentials)

Widows of former Presidents of the United States

Ministers of Foreign Powers accredited to the United States

Associate Justices of the Supreme Court

Retired Chief Justices

Retired Associate Justices of the Supreme Court

Members of the Cabinet

President Pro Tempore of the Senate

Senators (according to length of continuous service)

Governors (when outside own state)

Former Vice Presidents

Members of House of Representatives (according to length of continuous service)

State Governments

Governor

County Commissioner (in own county)

Mayor (in own city)

Lieutenant Governor

Comptroller

Attorney General

United States Senators (in home state by seniority)

United States Representatives (in home district)

Chief Justice of the Court of Appeals

State Senators (based on seniority)

State Representatives (based on seniority)

Municipal Governments

Mayor

President of the City Council

Public Advocate

City Comptroller

State Senators (in order of seniority)

State Assemblymen (in order of seniority)

District Attorney

Members of the City Council (in order of seniority)

Deputy Mayor

Chief of Protocol

Chief of Staff

Counsel to the Mayor

Diplomatic Order of Precedence

American Ambassadors (when at Post)

President, United Nations General Assembly (when in session)

Secretary General of the United Nations

President, United Nations General Assembly (when not in session)

Foreign Ambassadors, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, accredited to the United States; Papal Nuncio (ranked according to his date) Ministers and Envoys Extraordinary of foreign powers accredited to the United States (in order of presentation of their credentials)

Charge d'Affaires of Foreign Powers

Charge d'Affaires ad interim of Foreign Powers

Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations

Ambassadors at Large

Persons with Ambassadorial rank (foreign non-accredited, e.g. Permanent Representatives to the United Nations)

Heads of International Organizations (International Monetary Fund, World Bank, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, NATO)

Deputy Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations

American Ambassadors (on State and Official Visits US cities)

Mayors of Major cities and the District of Columbia when in own city (major cities defined as those with a population of one million or more residents; Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, and San Diego)

American Charge d'Affaires

Under Secretaries General of the United Nations

American Ambassadors (designate, in the United States under normal orders, or on leave)

Representatives of United States Missions to the European Union (USEU) and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (USOECD)

Mayors of Major Cities (when not in own city)

Former American Ambassadors-Chiefs of Diplomatic Missions (in order of presentation of credentials at first post)